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áah fire, lantern, electric light, electricity
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lexicon ID #10 | revised Sep 22 2014
áah • N • fire, lantern, electric light, electricity
Derivation: | áah-a |
handle.fire-DEVERB |
Derivatives (14; show derivatives)
Source: WB 29.1, p.314; G761
Note: In compounds, sometimes aha-, sometimes ah-. Note that locative is áak 'in the fire'.
- naa vúra pishîip áhkaam tánikyav. I first make a big fire. [Reference: KS31. Coyote Calls Birds 023]
See áah1 'to handle fire'
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úum pa-pihnîichich vúra kich itíhaan iinâak ú-krii áah u-kyâa-tih 3.SG the-old.man Intensive only always indoors 3s(>3)-live fire 3s(>3)-make-DUR Their old man always sat inside, tending the fire. Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full textxas áh-kaam kun-'íkyav then fire-large 3pl(>3s)-make And they built a big fire. Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full textáah tá ni-kyâa-tih fire PERF 1s(>3)-make-DUR I made a fire. Source: Julian Lang, Vina Smith, Conversation: Julian's Day (JL-VS-01) | read full text
Spoken by Julian Lang | Download | Playvaa tá ni-kyâa-tih pá-'aah so PERF 1s(>3)-make-DUR the-fire So I made the fire. Source: Julian Lang, Vina Smith, Conversation: Julian's Day (JL-VS-01) | read full text
Spoken by Julian Lang | Download | Playxás káru nuu aah nu-kyáa-ti îikam then also we fire 1pl(>3)-make-DUR outdoors And we made a fire outside. vaa káan aah t-óo kyav that there fire PERF-3s(>3) make He's building a fire. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-33) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playaha-pîimich kaan ú-krii fire-next.to there 3s(>3)-live He's sitting close to the fire. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-33) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playaah ni-pikyâa-t fire 1s(>3)-repair-PAST I made a fire. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpá-'aah chími pikyav the-fire soon repair Build a fire! Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playxás ú-msip pá-'aah then 3s(>3)-cool.off the-fire Then the fire went out. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full textxás kun-piip xâatik vúra pá-'aah nu-páxraam then 3pl(>3s)-say it's.better Intensive the-fire 1pl(>3)-bet.again Then they said, "Let's bet the fire." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textxás ta'ítam pá-'aah kun-pêechiprin then so the-fire 3pl(>3s)-pick.up And so they took away the fire. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textxás ta'ítam koovúra pá-'aah kun-ímshiip-va ôokninay then so all the-fire 3pl(>3s)-cool.off-PL.ACT around.here And so all the fire went out around here. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textkoovúra ník kun-ikyâavarihva pá-'aah kun-kupee-kyâa-h-eesh all a.little 3pl(>3s)-try NOMZ-fire 3pl(>3s)-MODAL-make-Modal-FUT They tried everything to make fire. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textxás vúra fâat chími pá-'aah kun-ikyâar-eesh tá kun-píimsha-vunaa then Intensive what soon the-fire 3pl(>3s)-make.with-FUT PERF 3pl(>3s)-be.cold-PL Then what were they to make fire with? They were freezing. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textxás kári pihnêefich u-piip naa xâatik ni-vâaram pá-'aah ni-pêethkiv then then coyote 3s(>3)-say 1sg. it's.better 1s(>3)-go the-fire 1s(>3)-take.back.out So Coyote said, "Let me go, I'll take the fire away again." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textxás pa-káan u-'úum yánava vúra áh-taay má'ninay ú-mkuufhi-naa-tih u-'iinvú-naa-tih then NOMZ-there 3s(>3)-arrive visible Intensive fire-much high.mountain.country 3s(>3)-give.off.smoke-PL-DUR 3s(>3)-burn-PL-DUR And when he got there, he saw lots of fire in the mountains, there was lots of smoke, there were forest fires. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textxás pa-t-óo kfuuyshur xás kári pa-yítha u-'êe pá-'aah then NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3) be.tired then then the-one 3s(>3)-give the-fire And when he got tired, then he gave the fire to the (next) one. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textxás pa-ka'-má'ninay pá-'aah koovúra ú-msiip-vunaa then the-upriver-high.mountain.country the-fire all 3s(>3)-cool.off-PL Then all the fire went out in the upriver mountains. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textxás pa-'áraar kun-piip káruma pá-'aah tá kin-pêetheep then the-human 3pl(>3s)-say in.fact the-fire PERF 3>1pl-take.back.from And the people said, "They've taken the fire away from us!" Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textxás pa-'asáxvuh kun-'êe pá-'aah then the-turtle 3pl(>3s)-give the-fire And they gave the fire to Turtle. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textxás u-yúhish pá-'aah kufip-shúruk then 3s(>3)-spit.out the-fire velvet.willow-under And he spat out the fire under a willow. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textxás aah t-óo kyav then fire PERF-3s(>3) make Then he made a fire. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full textxás u-píip pirishkâarim á' nu-tákararih-eesh súrukam aah ni-kyâ-avish pa-pu-pasupíichva-haak then 3s(>3)-say grizzly above 1pl(>3)-hang-FUT under fire 1s(>3)-make-FUT NOMZ-NEG-reveal-when Then Grizzly Bear said, "I'll hang you up, I'll make a fire under you if you don't tell." Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full textxás kári pa-'avansáxiich aah ú-kyav ikmaháchraam then then the-boy fire 3s(>3)-make sweathouse Then the boy made a fire in the sweathouse. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full textxás aah kích ú-kfuukiraa then fire only 3s(>3)-grab But she grabbed just the fire. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full textkári xás aah mûuk koovúra u-'aahk-óo-naa pa-mukun-fíthi pa-kun-íkviit-hi-naa then then fire with.(by.means.of) all 3s(>3)-set.fire.to-PL.ACT-PL the-3plPOSS-foot NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-sleep-PL So he burned all their feet with fire while they slept. Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textaah uum ú-paanik púra fâat vúra îin na-'íship-tih-eesh-ara fire 3.SG 3s(>3)-say.(ancient) nothing Intensive TOPIC 2s/3s>1s-extinguish.fire-DUR-FUT-NEG Fire once said, "Nothing can put me out." Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full textkári xás pá-'aah ta'ítam u-'iin-aa-heen then then the-fire so 3s(>3)-burn-here-ANT Then Fire burned uphill (toward her). Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full textkári xás pá-'aah kaanvárih u-'uum then then the-fire in.that.direction 3s(>3)-arrive Then Fire arrived close to there. Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full textchavúra púra kára îin ishkáxishrihmath-ap pá-'aah finally nobody TOPIC stop.from.doing-NEG the-fire Finally nothing stopped Fire. Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full textkári xás u-piip aah naa vúra púra fâat îin nee-shkáxishrihmath-eesh then then 3s(>3)-say fire 1sg. Intensive nothing TOPIC 2s/3s>1s-stop.from.doing-FUT And Fire said, "Nothing can stop me." Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full textta'ítam u-msípa-heen pá-'aah so 3s(>3)-cool.off-ANT the-fire And Fire went out. Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full textvíri vaa kumá'ii payêem íshaha xás vúra kumá'ii ú-msiip-ti aah so that because.of now water then Intensive because.of 3s(>3)-cool.off-DUR fire For that reason it's water now, that's why it puts out fire. Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full textkáru vaa kumá'ii koovúra kuma-keemishatunvêechas kun-'áay-ti aah also that because.of all 3sPOSS-little.wild.animals 3pl(>3s)-fear-DUR fire And that's why all the little wild animals are afraid of fire. Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full textvaa xás pá-'aah u-kyâa-nik xás yánava u-tháaniv so then the-fire 3s(>3)-make-ANC then visible 3s(>3)-sit Then he built the fire, and then they saw him lying there. Source: Chester Pepper, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-47) | read full textxás áh-kaam t-óo kyav then fire-large PERF-3s(>3) make And they made a big fire. Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full textpúyava îikam áh-kaam tá kun-íkyav you.see outdoors fire-large PERF 3pl(>3s)-make So they made a big fire outdoors. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bear Hunting" (WB_KL-71) | read full textpúyava aah tá kun-íkyav you.see fire PERF 3pl(>3s)-make They built a fire. Source: Julia Starritt, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-73) | read full textxás vaa káan pá-'aah kun-ikyâa-tih then so there the-fire 3pl(>3s)-make-DUR And they made the fire there. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full textxás pa-tá kun-píkniihva-haak pá-'aah tá kun-íkyav vaa kun-íhruuv-ti tahpus-'áptiik then NOMZ-PERF 3pl(>3s)-sweat.self-when the-fire PERF 3pl(>3s)-make so 3pl(>3s)-use-DUR young.fir.tree-branch And when they sweated themselves, they made the fire, they used fir boughs. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full textxás pa-'iinâak ah-'ávahkam u-sasípiithva taskana-tunvêech-as then the-indoors fire-over 3s(>3)-spiral.around pole-small.(pl.)-PL And on the inside, above the fire, little poles were stretched around. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full textkáan aah t-óo kyáa-r there fire PERF-3s(>3) make.with-go.to He went to make a fire there. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full textsurukúnvuunup vaa káan aah kun-ikyâa-tih kun-íshriim-tih Sing-Ho.Bar so there fire 3pl(>3s)-make-DUR 3pl(>3s)-shoot.at.targets-DUR They made a fire there at surukúnvuunup (Sing-Ho Bar), they shot at targets. Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full textxás vaa yíiv yúruk xumvaroo-máruk áh-kaam t-óo kyav then so far downriver placename-uphill fire-large PERF-3s(>3) make And he made a big fire far downriver, uphill from xumvároov. Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full textaah t-óo kyav fire PERF-6175 make He made a fire. Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full textaah píshiich tá kun-íkyav fire first PERF 3pl(>3s)-make First they built a fire. Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full textxás yáas aah ávahkam tá kun-píkyav then then fire over PERF 3pl(>3s)-repair Then they made another fire on top. Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text